Access to abortion services: A neglected health disparity

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 415-421

  Dehlendorf, Christine ^a   Weitz, Tracy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Access to health care; Health status disparities; Induced; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MINORITY GROUP; NEGRO; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ABORTION, INDUCED; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051612781     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0064     Document Type: Article

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